When a decorated soldier was told to turn a blind eye in the case of a child who was being repeatedly raped and beaten, he knew it was an order he had to refuse. Now, doing the right thing will cost him his career.

Does the IDF have a policy of endangering, even killing its own soldiers? The answer may surprise you! Was the Hannibal Declaration invoked during Operation Protective Edge in the Gaza Strip? Did Israel murder its own soldier, Hadar Goldin?

Two rhesus monkeys at the California National Primate Research Center at the University of California in Davis recently died. An investigation into the matter also revealed that more than 50 rhesus monkeys escaped the facility in 2011.

One of the biggest risks to the world's financial health is the $1.2 quadrillion derivatives market. It's complex, it's unregulated, and it ought to be of concern to world leaders that its notional value is 20 times the size of the world economy.

Babies born just a few weeks early have a slightly higher risk of health problems in infancy, research suggests. Doctors said their work challenged widely held views that babies born after 37 weeks had similar long-term outcomes to those born at full term

Acetylsalicylic acid, the little white pill often sold as Aspirin, has long been more than just a pain reliever. It's already known to help prevent blood clots, strokes and heart attacks. Now, research finds it might also prevent colon cancer in those

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